Here is the article from ABC13. It was missing information, so I set my two bloodhounds to work looking for more information online. The first hound was Gemini; I like to use it first because it is quick and returns information almost immediately. I then handed the information over to my other hound, Chat, who is slower but more deliberate and refuses to say something is true unless it is beyond a doubt. But it is biased, as it was trained by the gabachos, so I often have to go back and forth with it before we can agree to agree or disagree. But below is what I found. As I pay their rent, I get the final say.
I found Houston’s initial list of 14 apartment complexes and verified seven entries from the newer list of 11. All five names Google gave you appear on the city’s initial May 2026 list. The specific complaints Google described come from a May 2016 KPRC investigation, so those descriptions are ten years old. Brays Oaks Management District
Houston’s August 2026 list
ABC13 reported on November 12 that it obtained the city’s August list of 11 High-Risk Rental Buildings. Seven entries are legible in the document shown about 1:09 into the broadcast. The city document orders them by citations. I could verify these seven, and I did not find a public copy showing the other four. ABC13 Houston
| Complex as listed by the city | Address | Citations | 311 complaints |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodscape Apartments | 9707 S. Gessner Rd. | 32 | 32 since 2019 |
| Villa Nueva Apartments | 5300 W. Gulf Bank Rd. | 23 | 44 |
| The Retreat on Rosslyn | 5801 N. Houston Rosslyn Rd. | 20 | 33 |
| Ashford Casa Bella | 10615 Beechnut St. | 19 | 14 |
| Arlington Place Apartments | 116 E. Edgebrook Dr. | 14 | 43 |
| Streamside Place | 5335 W. Gulf Bank Rd. | 10 | 7 |
| Mar Del Sol Apartments | 9303 Woodfair Dr. | 9 | 15 |
Woodscape topped the August list. The city’s August document recorded it as having no valid certificate of occupancy. The property now advertises as Bramwell Park Apartments at the same address. Councilmember Tiffany Thomas told ABC13 the list leaves renters without the dates or details of the citations or a clear account of which problems have been fixed. ABC13 Houston
The full May list of 14 appeared in Mayor Pro Tem Martha Castex-Tatum’s District K newsletter, which attributed it to Houston Public Works’ Permitting Center. It includes the seven above plus Sterlingshire Apartments, Cabo San Lucas Apartments, 2111 Holly Hall, Villa de Cancun, El Paraíso, Crofton Place Apartments, and Cullen Park Apartments. The May list alone cannot establish which of those seven appeared in August. Brays Oaks Management District
What Google got wrong about the ordinance
- The top-five rule came from an earlier proposal. The ordinance City Council passed May 6 sets the threshold at 10 qualifying citations within six months, with multiple citations on the same day counted as one. It also requires the city to publish the business name and address of each property while it is in the program. abc13.com
- The adopted law sets inspection deadlines. The city must inspect within 30 days of registration and follow up within 30 days of the first inspection. The high-risk program’s fines upon conviction run $250 to $2,000 per violation, with each day a violation continues treated as a separate offense. Houston’s building code also allows the building official to suspend or revoke a certificate of occupancy after notice of the right to a hearing. mcclibraryfunctions.azurewebsites.us
The ordinance directs renters to Houston 311 to report unsafe apartment conditions. For the complete August list and any updated version, the city’s public records page routes building-code records requests to Houston Public Works. mcclibraryfunctions.azurewebsites.us
